Guitar scale · Major & minor
D natural minor scale on guitar
Every position of the D natural minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is F major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of D minor.
- Notes
- DEFGAB♭C
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 10–15, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------12-13-15-| B|-------------------------------------11-13-15----------| G|----------------------------10-12-14-------------------| D|-------------------10-12-14----------------------------| A|----------10-12-13-------------------------------------| E|-10-12-13----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 10, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the D natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
